Take A Step Back In Time At This Incredible Arkansas State Park

If you’re looking for a place where you can step back into 19th century Arkansas, you’ll want to visit Historic Washington State Park. This beautifully preserved village is located in the southwest Arkansas town of Washington, which was once an important stop for many sojourners on the way to Texas. Some of its most famous visitors were Sam Houston, James Bowie, and Davy Crockett. In fact, James Black, a blacksmith from the town of Washington, is credited with the invention of the Bowie knife. In Historic Washington State Park, you’ll find beautifully preserved buildings all decked out in authentic 19th century museum-quality artifacts.

J.B. Weisenfels has lived in rural Arkansas for three decades. She is a writer, a mom, and a graduate student. She is also an avid collector of tacky fish whatnots, slightly chipped teapots, and other old things. In her spare time she enjoys driving to the nearest creek to sit a while. If you were to visit her, she'd try to feed you cornbread.